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most stoical

ADJECTIVE

philosophic, calm

Synonyms

WEAK

aloof apathetic cool cool as cucumber detached dispassionate dry enduring impassive imperturbable indifferent indomitable long-suffering matter-of-fact patient phlegmatic resigned rolling with punches self-controlled sober stolid unconcerned unemotional unflappable unmoved

Antonyms

WEAK

anxious depressed stressed upset

Example Sentences

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Even the most stoical figures, such as the town's Conservative mayor, Terence Clifford-Amos, concede that the impact on the region will be substantial.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2011

Of all the people involved in the case, the one who has been most stoical is the defendant.

From Time Magazine Archive

The youngest, and one of the most stoical, of the forlorn voyagers was two-year-old Janet Johnson.

From Time Magazine Archive

It brings tears, of which the most stoical philosopher need not be ashamed; indeed, one might rather be ashamed if the tears did not come.

From The Critical Game by Macy, John Albert

The Captain was equally silent; he looked like a man who had fully made up his mind to regard every possible contingency with the most stoical indifference.

From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward